The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2168
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
7:27 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3034
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 161.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 7.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.75° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.87° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.